Alfred William 'Alf' O'Connor (1900-1970) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s. O'Connor was a
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representative second-rower who won three
NSWRFL premierships with
South Sydney.
Playing career
Alf 'Itchy' O'Connor played eight seasons for
South Sydney between 1922 and 1929. A tall second-row forward, O'Connor played 83 first grade games for Souths and played in four Grand Finals, and won three premierships with the club in
1925
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1929
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O'Connor had an excellent representative career, representing
New South Wales
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on nine separate occasions between 1924 and 1930. He also represented
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on three occasions during the 1924 Ashes series.
O'Connor is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.131. Alf O'Connor was the brother of fellow Souths champion player
Frank O'Connor
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Post playing
Alf O'Connor became an Australian National Test Selector in 1946.
Death
O'Connor died at
Mascot, New South Wales on 30 January 1970 aged 69.
[Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 31/1/1970]
References
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
New South Wales rugby league team players
Australia national rugby league team players
Australian rugby league players
Australian rugby league administrators
1900 births
1970 deaths
Rugby league second-rows
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